5 WITHIN 50 SPOTS TO COOL OFF THE WHOLE FAM
The time is almost here! Know what I’m talking about? Oh, just the glorious long, hazy days of summer when your skin sticks to the upholstery in the car, ice cream melts from the cone in 20 seconds and the day-to-day hustle to find ways to keep everyone cool and occupied becomes, let’s say, “laborious.” […]
Day Trip: Quick Adventures For Seasonal Pickers
We just adore frolicking through a field surrounded by fresh produce and blooms ripe for the picking! And in Georgia, there are bountiful possibilities for You-Pick day trips in any growing season of your liking. SPRING INTO STRAWBERRY SEASON As pollen season peaks, so does strawberry season.Head up 316 from Gwinnett for good ole fun […]
DAY TRIP: DAHLONEGA GOLD RUSH DAYS
DISTANCE: 50 MILES, ONE-HOUR DRIVE Always the third full weekend in October, the Dahlonega Gold Rush Days Festival brings over 200,000 people to the sleepy little north Georgia town to celebrate the 1828 discovery of gold in them thar hills. Tourism Society, the Gold Rush Days Festival features over 300 arts and craft exhibitors as […]
Day Trip: Dahlonega Distance: 50 miles, one-hour drive
In 1830, Dahlonega was the hippest town in Georgia. A guy named Benjamin Parks tripped over a rock, and it turned out to be a gold nugget. Soon people were pouring in. These days you’ll find fewer pick axes and gold miners, and more art galleries and haute cuisine. With a downtown square of sheltering […]